Rotary briquet machinery.



' C. DE LUKAGSBVIGS.

ROTARY BRIQUBT MACHINERY. APPLICATION mum 001.211.1905.

1,004,049 Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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K, V -1 3 ATTORNEY C. DE LUKAOSEVICS.

ROTARY BRIQUET MAUHINEBY.

AIPLIOATION FILED 0O'1.25.1905.

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C. DE LUKAGSBVIGS.

ROTARY BRIQUET MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED 00125. 1906.

1,004,049. Patented Sept. 26; 1911.

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WITNESSES. INVENTOI? Arm/Mr C. DE LUKACSEVIGS.

ROTARY BRIQUET MACHINERY.

AYPLIOATION FILED 001225. 1905.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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' INVENTOR M 4 W ,0. DE LUKACSEVIGS.

ROTARY BRIQUET MACHINERY.

APPLIUATION rnnn 001225, 1905.

1,004,049. Patented Sept.26,191l

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CHARLES DE LUKAGSEVICS, or NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNQB To GEoRGE W. MORGAN, JR, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROTARY BRIQUET MACHINERY..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

Application filed October 25, 1905. Serial N0. 284,302.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES on Lunac- SEVICS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rotary Briquet Machinery, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in rotary briquet making machinery and'is designed to provide a practical machine'ofthis character in which the parts are duly combined in an operative mechanism and the moving elements are driven from a single source of power.

My invention will be understood by reference'tothe accompanying drawings, in -which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan; l igs. 4 and 5 are enlarged views of different partsv of the mechanism; and Figs. (3, 7, R, 9 and. 10 are detail views. a i y In thedrawings, 1 -is-the base of the ma-,- chine, and 2, 3 and t are upright plates or standards forming part of the frame of the machine.

The driving shaft is shown at 5, having a, driving pulley, 6, mounted thereon. Near the I end of the shaft 5, opposite the driving pulley.

' 6 is a pinion, 7, which engages with a gearwheel, 8, keyed to a shaft, 9. The gearwheel 8 engages with a corresponding gearwheel, 10, keyed to a shaft 11, mounted in the uprights 2, 3 and 4. Near the opposite end ofthe shaft 11 is a sprocket wheel, 12, which is connected by a chain, 13, with a pinion. 1 1, on a shaft 15. The shaft 15 itself is connected by suitable pinions and a sprocketchain, 16, with a shaft, 17, .mounted in the frame of the machine. According l v, when the driving shaft 5 rotates, motion is. communicated to the several shafts. 9, 11, 15 and 17. causing a rotation thereof in the directions indicated by the several arrows. Moreover. the shaft 5 is connected by a suitable pulley on said shaft and a belt, 18, with a pulley on a shaft. 19, carrying worm gears. 20. 20. In passing between the pulleys. the belt 18 bears upon guide rollers, 21, 22, and communicates motion to the last named pulley whereby through a belt. 23, motion is also communiouted to a rotery brush. 24, as shown. The

brush 24.- is mounted on a shaft, 25, which is suitably coimected by a belt, 26,, with a shaft, 27, carrying a second brush or cleaner, 28. Besides giving motion to the shafts 9, 11, 15 and 17, as described above, the driving of the shaft 5 also gives motion to the shaft 1.), the roller 22 and the brushes 24 and 28. That is to say, from a single driving shaft motion is given to all the parts mentioned.

Now the rotation of the shaft 19 in the direction of the arrow operates the worm screws 20, 20 and through them operates 'no'ilnmea-rs, 20; 29, 29. 29. These gears are connec ed with shafts, 30, 30, inside the hoppers, 31, 31, and through them operate the wipers bymeans of which the material entering the hopper through a spout, 32. is distributed to the dies, 34, in-sprocket chains, 33, 3?), about to be described. The said sprocket chains are mounted at one end upon sprocket wheels attached to the ends of drums. 35, 36, on the shaft 5), and at the other end they surround an internal sprocket chain. 37. mounted on the idlers. 38, 3t). The chain 37 is provided with lugs or projections. 40, 40, which cngage wit-h the dies 34 in the chain 33 and cause the chain 37 to be moved along with the chain33 in the direction of the arrows, the last nai'ned chain receiving its motion from the shaft 9 as already indicated.

it will be understood that the function of the chain 37 is to provide means whereby the material sifted or wiped into the dies in the chain 33 shall be prevented from droppingthrough until the first pressure has been exerted upon the material in order to compact it into a more or less hard cake or briquet.

The drmns '35 and 36 partake of the rotary movement ofthe shaft!) by reason of the fact that they are connected with spiders. 41. 41. on the said shaft. as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The arms of each spider 41 are provided with perforations, 42, 42. through which steam entering the shaft 5) by way of a'pcrforation. 43. passes to an annular chamber. 44, whereby the formers, 45. \\'lll('ll cooperate with the dies H are heated before doing their work. The drums R5 and 36 are hollow and in the tcrior thereof are cam devices fixed to the u ')rights 2. and"'4, outside of which cam devices the'drums and the formers carried thereby are adapted to rotate. Each former 45 is pro" ried witha roller, 46, at its inner ,against the force of a spring,

spiders. ever, the formers, indicated at 51, 51, in this to each other at the end, while at its outer end the former is shaped to enter a die 34: in the sprocket chain 33. By referring to Fig. 5 it will be seen that when the drum rotates, carrying the formers 4:5 with it, the said formers come successively into operative connection first with a cam, 47, on the cam device, 48, and then witha cam,,49, on the same device.

Each former is further provided with a spiral spring, 50, for automatically pressing the former into contact with the cam device whatever the position of the latter may be. In other words, the operatipn ,of the cccentric portions of the cam deviceis to cause an outward movement of each former which spring restores the former to its innermost position whenever the cam passes far enough to perinit this to be done. The shaft 11. is similarly provided with spiders having hollow arms connected with chambers for heating the-formers in the drums carried by the As shown in the drawings, howinstance, are either rigidly fixed in the drumsor they may be actuated by springs in such a manner as to project slightly be yond the face of the drum, as indicated. If preferred, however, the shaft 11 may be provided with cam mechanism similar to that surrounding the shaft 9, although this in general is not found to be necessary.

It will be noted that the formers 51 project, as, stated, slightly beyond the surface of the drums in which they are mounted,

while the outer ends of the formers nordrum and are projected outward by the action of the cam device. These are matters of detail which can'be varied without depart-- ing from the vprinciple of the invention. In any case, however, the formers are so related-to the sprocket chain 33 and the dies 34 therein as to come into opposing relation appropriate time for compressing the materi 1 within a certain setof the dies lying 1n the same horizontal mally stand flush with the surface of the p'lane.

. The operation of the machine may now be described. Assuming that suflicient material the hoppers 31 through the spouts 32 and that the driving shaft has been put into operation, the first effective action will be that of mlxing and wiping the material in the hoppers and distributing it to the dies in the sprocket chain 33 which The lie under the mouths of the hoppers. chains being carried along in the direction of the arrow through the action of the driving shaft and'the intermediate gearing, the dies filled with material to be compressed are fed forward, the material being prevented from falling out of the,dies by the presence of the chain 37 and the projections, 40, thereon which enter and practically fill.

the bottom of the dies. The first comprcssion takes place when the first die-having compressible material in it is brought into line with one of the formers, 52, 52, in a drum, 53, on the shaft 17. At this moment the compression takes place between the said former and one of the lugs or pro- {iections LtO which 'at this time lies upon the l'surface of an idler wheel or drum, 54, as shown. The material in succeeding dies is similarly compressed until the chain is moved forward far enough so that one of the formers, 55, in a drum, 56, on the shaft 15 is brought into cont-act with the first cake or briquet of material which has been subjected to the action of the former 52. At

this time the idler 38 supports the chain 37v and the briquet is still further hardened prior to the final operation of compression which takes place when the same cake or briquet comes into linewith one of the formers 45 and one of the formers 51, already described. Here the action of the cam or eccentric 47 gives the final degree of compression and prepares the briquet for use. By still further feeding of the sprocket chain, the several briquets, formed as described, are thrown out by the action of the cam 4:9 upon ,the inner ends of the formers, after which the briquets can be collected in any suitable receptacle under the outer edge of tlf'e drums 35 and 36.

he construction of one of the spiders 41 is shown in an enlarged view in Fig. 4, the construction of the other spiders being identical to that shown in this figure. Here the perforation 42 is indicated as being connected with the perforation 43 in the shaft 9 and at its opposite end with the annular chamber 44 which is connected with by-passes (not shown) with chambers, 60, 60, surrounding the formers or plungers, 45. It v is not thought necessary to show the source of steam or other heating fluid which may be utilized for heating the formers through the system-of ducts described.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged View of the cam device 48 supported on a frame, 61, which is provided with means'of attachment to the uprights or standards 2 and 3, or 3 and 4, as the case may be. One feature of the cam device is that of having 'an' adjustable cam as shown at 47, the means of adjustment being a stem, 63, and one or more nuts, 64:, the stem being screw-threaded and passing through the frame 61 and being adjustable lengthwise by means of the nut or nuts 64. By referring to Fig. 7 it will be seen that the part 47 is Wedge shaped and rests upon an inclined plate, 65. When the part 47 is moved longitudinally in cith r direction it changes the effective height of the cam surface and, therefore, causes a greater or smaller effect upon the formers 45, 45, according to the requirements-of the service.

On the same cam piece 48 is a'second cam,

' tom thereof where the tension upon the formers is least, this slide being removable for the purpose indicated. I

When the slide is removed a former may bepushed by hand 'into the openingthus left and may then be thrust outward until the roller 46 at the inner end of the former is brought to the exterior of the cam device,

,whereupon the drum may be slightly rotated so as to bring the inner end of the former ainst the outer surface of the cam device. t will be understood that this operation is so accom lished as to bring'the outer end of each ormer'opposite its a propriate opening in the drum. When t e last formers have been put into position in this way, the slide 67 may be restored to lace and its outer surface, which in Fig.

' is shown to be curved, will then simply form a art of the surface of the cam device and Wii allow the inner ends of the formers "to pass without obstruction.

85 a It should be understood that the brush.

24 is particularly adapted to cleaning out the dies while the "brush 28 is intended more articularly to clean out the dust or other oreiin, matter from the joints of the sproc et chain 33.

I claim as my invention: I

v 1. In amachine of the character described, a carrier 1n the form of a sprocket chain,

provided with an opening through] who dies mounted in said carrier, means for charging the dies, formers adapted to cooperate with the dies to shape the char e, a second rocket chain arranged alon t e opposite s1de ofthe carrier from the ormers, means for causing the secondsprocket chain to trav'elwith the first one, such means consisting of lugs or project-ions on the sec-- -ond chain, extending into the dies 'of the first chain, whereby the material when first inserted in the throu h.

dies is prevented 'from falling 2. n a machine of the character described,

a carrier in 'the form of a sprocket ehain,

dies mounted in said carrier, means for charging the dies, formers adapted to cooperate with the dies to shape the charge, a second sprocket chain arranged on the opposite side of the carrier from the formers,

lflit chain means for causing the second sproc tn'travel with the first one, such means consisting of In or projections on the second chain, exten ing into the dies of the first chain, in combination with one or more sup- 4 ports under the second sprocket chain for supporting the pressure-induced by the formers.

3. In a machine of the character described, a revolvingdrum, formers mounted thereon,

and a cam piece on which the inner ends of the formers rest, the said cam piece be1 n the formers may be inserted and also being provided with a removable slide for closing' the said opening. a

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New-York, this 23rd day of October, A. D. 1905.-

CHARLES on LUKACSEVICS.

Witnesses: 4 I

Gnonon H. S'rooKnnmaE, Tuos. H. BROWN. 

